| slow | |
| small(adjective, poor, thin, modest, inadequate) | |
| sparse(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| spoken | |
| subaltern | |
| subnormal(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| tawdry(adjective, mean, bad, lower, poor) | |
| third-rate | |
| trifling(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| trivial(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) | |
| two-bit(adjective, mean, bad, lower, poor) | |
| ugliness(adjective, arouse bad emotions) | |
| ugly(adjective, arouse bad emotions) | |
| unattractive(adjective, arouse bad emotions) | |
| under par | |
| undeserving | |
| undistinguished | |
| uneducated | |
| unequal | |
| unimpressive |
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